1. The Gezi Park Protests: The Lessons Turkey Should Take
- Author:
- Atilla Sandikli and Erdem Kaya
- Publication Date:
- 08-2013
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- BILGESAM (Wise Men Center for Strategic Studies)
- Abstract:
- The Gezi Park events, started upon tearing down a few trees and demolishing some walls of the Park within the framework of the “Taksim Pavement Project”, proved to be a turning point in Turkish politics. The events are still one of the major policy debates continuing to affect the national politics in Turkey.
- Topic:
- Security, Human Rights, Governance, Social Movement, Protests, Domestic Policy, Freedom, and Gezi Park
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Middle East